Martin Price (numismatist)
Martin Jessop Price (27 March 1939 – 28 April 1995) was a British numismatist who was made a Merit Deputy Keeper of the British Museum in 1978, a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute and was a visiting fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, 1986-87. In 1992 he was awarded the medal of the Royal Numismatic Society.[1] He was educated at King's School, Canterbury and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a firsts in classics. In 1961, he won a Greek government scholarship which introduced him to the British School of Athens.[2] In 1966, he was appointed Assistant Keeper in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum, under Kenneth Jenkins, and was eventually appointed Deputy Keeper in 1978 which is a position he held until September 1994 when he became Director at the British School of Athens until his death.[3][4]
Personal life
Martin had a lifelong connection with Greece and was fluent in modern Greek. He would eventually meet his wife Maria in 1965 and have two sons and a daughter. He was described as an inspiration to his colleagues who would often throw himself into projects that had little reward but were necessary.[2]
Notable Work
- Coins of the Macedonians[5]
- The Seven Wonders of The Ancient World[6]
- Coinage in the Greek World[7]
- Coins and their cities: Architecture on the ancient coins of Greece, Rome, and Palestine[8]
- The coinage in the name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum catalogue[9]
References
- ^ "The Society's Medal". 23 May 2014.
- ^ a b "OBITUARY: Martin Price". The Independent. 4 May 1995. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Library of Congress LCCN Permalink n80026800". lccn.loc.gov. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "The Martin Price Fund for Ancient Greek Numismatics". The Royal Numismatic Society. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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